Last Days Of April-Angel youth

Soooo... see my previous post... I've beeen listening to this non stop lately. If you haven't heard of this band go and grab all their albums, ASAP.  You can really hear the progression and maturity of their sound throughout each of their albums, although I like their older, rawer sounding stuff personally.

"For over a decade main LDOA engine and songwriter Karl Larsson has steered the band from frustrated emotional hardcore to well-produced pop songs, without ever giving in to current fads and trends. Last Days of April has been a reliable rock in the stormy waters of pop culture, and the solid fan base around the world tells of the same kind of commitment. ..."-Last.Fm

Rock on.

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Florence and Libby/Paxton/We Were Skeletons/Kids-4 Way Split LP

Here is a pretty cool album I just picked up, I've only ever heard of WWS skeletons as I write this, but I'll edit with my opinion when it makes it's way around to my playlist. I'm also making a little mixtape I'll be posting soon. Here is some info about these bands from the Square of Opposition webstore
-"Florence and Libby - Penn's Woods Hard Core. Oddly melodic, but urgent and disjointed.

We Were Skeletons - carrying the banner of lancaster emo, shouldering the legacy of luminaries such as spirit assembly with kindred spirits 1994!.

Kids - visceral, no-frills hc from the pocs. ex judi rose, jerk reaction, mouthin off.

Paxton - members of Oxygen Destroyer, Masato Tanaka, Wiccan, and Get to the Chopper playing... pop punk?!? Think bay area/lookout records circa '96 or, as Chumpire might say, Fracture.".

Download it @ Mediafire

Buy it @ Square of Opposition




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Her Breath on Glass/Sofy Major Split 7"

I have the worst case of the flu right now, this album fits my mood pretty well right now.  Her breath on glass Feature members of the Saddest Landscape, an they do sound similar, but HBOG's songs on this release feature distant, faded horns and violins before kicking into the usual desperate, tormented sounds.  HBOG really killed it on  this one.  I had never heard of Sofy Major before but they accompany HBOG well on this release. Definately check this out if you like 90's emo/screamo or The Saddest Landscape.  You can also buy it from State of mind recordings( maybe other stores too, I got mine from state of mind), but the vinyl comes with some really neat packaging and inserts, and a nice rant about D.I.Y on the back :p.

Download it @ mediafire

Algernon Cadwallader-Fun

This is the newest addition to my collection of vinyl, I scored one of the hot green 3rd pressings(which are still available, I'll put the link in the bottom). This 7" has 3 songs on it but comes with a bonus cd with another 3 songs on it. This album is pretty old and everyone's heard Algernon by now, but here is a fun fact, the last 2 songs on this download were originally recorded as school projects by members of the band. Hooray for college!

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Buy it @ protagonist

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Algernon Cadwallader, Snowing, 1994!, Boys and Sex-Summer Singles 4 way Split 7"

1 song from each of these awesome bands. This needs no explanation, everything about it is amazing!

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Buy it @ Slow Growth Records